Her heart rate sped up indicating that she was about to lie, and before she even opened her mouth to think about lying; I corrected her on the spot. "Don't even think about lying to me." I told her solemnly, my voice dripping with venom at the thought of her lying to me.

   She twisted her face into one of irritation, her eyes narrowing and a slight frown forming on her lips before speaking. "Why are you asking if you already know? Furthermore, it's none of your business."

  I scoffed at her as I let out a humorless chuckle baring my teeth. "None of my business? Sweetheart, everything you do is my business. So, why the hell don't you have any underwear on, Amani?" I asked her, starting to lose my patience. Did she seriously think I wouldn't notice? It's either that or she's purposely testing my patience, per usual.

  When she didn't say anything I pressed further on the matter. "Where the hell did you think you were going without any underwear on anyway, hmm?" Then it dawned on me as fury collided with my sense of judgment, causing me to grab her by the throat and pin her against the wall of the staircase.

   Her face scrunched into one of discomfort , her eyes squeezing shut and her mouth contorting into a grimace as her hands instinctively reached for the source of her discomfort. "You better have a damn good excuse and I mean it." I told her as I held her in place, starting to lose control of my wolf.

   "I don't have to tell you shit, who the hell do you-" "I don't think you understand the position you're in. You see, if I don't like your answer then you will be severely punished, or maybe I'll do that anyway since you can't control that mouth of yours." I told her unable to help the eerie smile that settled across my face as I started to feel my sadistic side creeping out. (A side effect of not being able to control my wolf.)

   "You better start talking and choose your words wisely, because if anything besides what I asked you comes out of your mouth, I'll take you against this staircase right here, right now." I told her as she stared at me angrily, her eyes blazing with irritation as she tightly clenched her jaw. It felt like the air was charged with tension and I could practically see what she was thinking all over her face, but she knew better than to voice it.

   "It didn't go with my dress, so I didn't put them on." She said plainly, her voice steady but laced with an underlying frustration. In short, she was lying. "Oh yeah?" I asked, letting go of her throat as I raised an unamused brow, struggling to keep my cool.

  "Are you trying to provoke me?" I asked darkly before continuing, my tone sharp and heavy with tension. "If you are, I'm telling you to stop now while you're ahead."

  She scoffed before she spoke, agitation lacing her tone, "Why would I try to provoke you? That would be animal cruelty and I am not cruel to animals. Just mind your-"

  She didn't get to finish that sentence due to my hand that grabbed her jaw. I pulled her towards me keeping a tight grip on her jaw, but not so tight that it would bruise, just tight enough whereas she couldn't escape my clutches.

"Repeat what the fuck you just said to me." I dared her as she stared at me defiantly.

   Her eyes held a resolve in them like she was expecting me to hurt her which made me instantly let go. A look of shock crossed her beautiful features before it instantly vanished and was replaced with one of annoyance. "Forget it. I'm not in the mood for this bullshit." I said, letting out an exasperated sigh before continuing, "You're staying here."

  "The hell I am. You're batshit crazy if you think I'm going to stay here in this fancy ass cage of a house just because the ' big bad wolf ' told me to." She said using air quotes as she rolled her eyes and turned to talk away towards the door. "I don't think, I know. And you'd do well to remember that." I was not one to let it slide the second time I felt disrespected, hell I wasn't one to let it slide the first, but here I am breaking the boundaries I had set for myself, all for my mate that couldn't care less about how much I've changed my whole lifestyle just so she'd consider giving me a chance.

  I know for sure that now my logic was flawed with how I approached her this time. I was always going out of my way for her only to get my kindness for granted by her, but maybe that approach wasn't it. Maybe she needed to see Calix Kingston for what he really was, an Alpha. So, I did what any man would do when their lady is acting up; I smacked her on the ass and hard at that but not hard enough to leave a major bruise.

  She let out a piercing yelp as she quickly turned back to me holding her ass cheek I had just slapped. She looked so cute I was tempted to do it again. "What the fuck is wrong with you!? And why the hell are you smirking like that?" She asked in a frenzy as her face contorted into one of confusion.

  I didn't realize I was smirking until she said something, but I didn't care because I'd 100% do it again. "You know what; I think I'm going to start smacking you on your ass from now on every time you disrespect me, so if you don't want bruises and hand prints on it, I suggest you mind your tongue. Yeah?"

  "You can't do that." She proclaimed and I couldn't help the cunning smile that appeared on my face. "Oh, and why not?" I asked her as I leaned in closer to her face, my voice unintentionally dropping an octave lower with every passing word. Realization etched across her face when she realized I was enjoying this little exchange of ours and she made it clear that she was over our conversation as she turned in an attempt to walk away again.

  I didn't let her get that far though before I grabbed her by her ass cheek and pulled her back to me. "Ow! What the hell is wrong with you?! You don't grab a girl by her ass like that!" She screamed in my face once she turned around.

  The ringing in my ear was loud as fuck from her outburst which caused my hands to fly up to my ears in desperation to ease the pain that was causing me to writhe in agony.

  "What the hell Amani. Don't go screaming in my fucking ear like that! Have you lost your goddamn mind?" I yelled, actively losing my composure as I bared my teeth at her causing her to flinch at the sight of them.

   She shot back yelling once again in my face which I didn't take too kindly to. "I should be the one asking you that: who in the hell do you think you are anyway?!"

  I could feel my disposition crumbling away as my eyes grew a darker shade of blue before turning completely black with each word that defiantly spilled from her mouth.

"I am your mate and you will respect me! The fuck do you even think you're talking to?"

   She swallowed hard, her voice lacking the conviction it had moments before as she deterred her eyes anywhere but mine, "Some mate you are; you can't even make sure your mate is happy."

  "Actually;" I said, letting go of her arm and grabbing the back of her neck, trapping her body against mine so she couldn't escape. "Say that shit again. I fucking dare you." I continued settling down into a calm anger. I could tell that she was taken aback by the sudden action as my words seemed to register into her brain.

  I bent down to her level, bringing her face closer to me own as I looked at her waiting for her to repeat what the fuck she said. She just looked at me morphing her face into a mix of displeasure and didn't say anything to me, but I could tell she wanted to.

  "You know what;" I said, taking a deep breath and relaxing the hold that I had on her neck before letting go completely.

  "You're staying home and when I come back you better have your attitude and that smart ass mouth fixed." I told her, giving her a stern disapproving look before I went up the stairs, returning to the bathroom in a flash. She didn't say anything and it made me wonder if I was being too hard on her which resulted in my chest swelling with angst, but I quickly pushed it to the back of my mind.

  I got dressed as quickly as I went up the stairs and was already on my way back down. She had taken a seat on the sofa, typing away on her phone unbeknownst of my approaching form from the bottom of the staircase.

  "I'm leaving, but I'll be back at around 12:00 to check on you." I said, startling her. "Jesus." She said under her breath in the middle of my explanation as she placed a hand over her heaving chest.

  "You'll get used to it." I said, sneaking in a kiss on her cheek with inhuman speed. Her hand instantly flew to the place where I kissed her. I let out a little victory chuckle at the cute action. "Alright, I'm off." I told her, heading to the front door.

  Of course I wasn't going to work; I was going to stalk her to see what the hell she was up to, because I knew she wouldn't stay her ass at home like I told her to. There is no way I'm letting my mate go out and to a club after she had attempted to go commando to go to said club. That would make me a terrible mate and that's one thing I'll never be. 

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